Daily Archives: August 8, 2012

James Carroll Hickson, 81, of White Springs, Fla. died August 3, 2012 at Still Waters West in Lake City. He was born June 28, 1931 in Black Joe, Kentucky to the late Vina Boles Hickson and Calvin C. Hickson and served in the U.S. Navy from 1948 until his discharge in 1963. He was employed by the State of Florida Department of Agriculture in Baker County, where he lived for over 30 years until his retirement in 1991. He and his wife Marie then moved to White Springs and were active in the community and the First Baptist Church, where he served as usher chairman.

They enjoyed traveling and spending time at their mountain cabin in the Smokies near Murphy, N.C. Mr. Hickson was known for his beautiful handmade baskets and he taught basket weaving and punch art design at the Stephen Foster State Folk Festival.

Mary “Mamie” Higginbotham, 83, of Glen St. Mary died August 5, 2012 at Ed Fraser Memorial Hospital. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 15, 1929 to the late Charles Staier and Rose Pffier Staier. She has been a resident of Baker County since 1939 and was a member of Raiford Road Church. She enjoyed crafts, reading, cooking, yard selling, sewing and most of all, spending time with her family.

She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, John David “J.D.” Higginbotham Sr. of Glen St. Mary; children Sherilyn (Terry) Reynolds, John David “J.D.” (Kay) Higginbotham Jr., Richard “Ricky” Allen Higginbotham, all of Glen St. Mary; sister Ida Starling of Keystone Heights; grandchildren, Deedra (Ronnie) Dinkins, Becki (Jamie) Raulerson, John David “Davey” (Christina) Higginbotham III, Bryan (Jenna) Higginbotham and Richard “Ricky” Higginbotham Jr.; 13 great grandchildren.

Ronald Harold Johnson, 69, of Macclenny died August 3, 2012 at his friend’s home. He was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa on April 10, 1943 to the late Harold S. Johnson and Mary Francis Mikclo Johnson. Ronald has been a resident of Macclenny for 40 years. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and working on his property. He was preceded in death by his son David Michael Johnson.

Hector L. Osle, 62, of Glen St. Mary died August 5, 2012 at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville. He was born in Havana, Cuba on December 17, 1949. Hector has been a resident of Glen St. Mary since 2003 after moving from Miami. He was employed in sales and customer services for many years at Interline Brands in Jacksonville.

Hector was a member of the First Baptist Church of Glen St. Mary where he was active in the men’s ministry and online ministry. He was an avid Miami Hurricane fan, loved telling jokes and enjoyed watching the Food Network and Yard Crashers.